Fastener for shoulder straps



May 17, 1932 M. HERMANNS FASTENER FOR SHOULDER STRAPS Filed April 8. 1951 INVENTOR.

' ATT0;RNEYS.

Patented May 17, 1932 y I v I I UNITED stares ear-ear orrice MARGARET HERMANNS, on MERRICK, NEW YORK FASTENER FOR snowmen smears- Application filed April 8, 1931. Serial No. 528,562.

The present invention relates to improve- Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes a ments in shoulder strap fasteners. strip of flexible material such as eXpandible It is well known that much annoyance is rubberized fabric, rubber bands or any kind experienced by women in holding shoulder of ribbon. The ends of said strip are pro-vidstraps or ribbons of lingerie in place over ed will loops 11 and 12 which may be formed the wearers shoulder. To remove this diffiby folding the ends of said strip over upon culty various devices have been suggested themselves and fastening them to the band which to my knowledge and in my experience body by sewing or the like. Other means of are objectionable for the reason that they forming the loops may be employed. A fasmust be and are permanently attached to the tening member which may comprise a safety 69 over garment. Hence, first, each garment pin 18 is provided whose catch leg 13 is to be Worn by the user must be provided adapted to bear loop ll. The loop 12 is with such fasteners and secondly, when the adapt-ed to be removably mountable on the garment is sent to be cleaned the fasteners pinning leg 13 of said pin.

may be torn off and that will necessitate in use the strip is folded as at and one 63 the attachment of new ones, apart from the part slipped over and the otherunderthe fact that when the fasteners are torn oil they shoulder strap or straps 14. The pinning leg may also tear the garment. 13 of the pin 13 is then passed throughthe The object of my invention is to provide loop 12 and then pinned to the shoulder por-y 2C a fastener which can conveniently and readition 8 of the garment g and then the pin is 7 1y be removably attached to any garment closed.

worn by the user in the position where it may It: is' to be noted that the strip is so fasbe slipped or looped around the different tened on the garment as to form atransverseshoulder straps or ribbons of the lingerie and ly extending loop in which said shoulder closed so as to hold the latter from sliding strap orstraps 14 are engaged. The width 7 down on the arms. Such fasteners can be of the loop is so admeasured as to permit removed whenever the garment is sent for sufiicient free play of the shoulder strap or cleaning or applied to any new garment. straps to prevent tearing and enable the My invention will be more fully understraps toslide longitudinally through said stood by reference to the accompanying drawloop. y 80 ings which forms part of this specification To prevent contact between the pin and the and in which similar reference characters wearersbodyand also to cover the pin top denote corresponding parts. as much as possible so as to prevent it from 1 illustrates the application of my injuring the garmentfl provide the'con'strucdevice to secure shoulder straps in place; tion' shown in Figs. 57. Here 16 denotes a 85 Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my device strip of material similar to the strip 10. One unfolded; end of said strip is provided with a loop 17 Fig. 3 illustrates in perspective the atsimilar to'theloopsll 12 in the first detachment of my device to a garment; scribed construction. The other end'of said Fig. 4 is a sectional View of my device strip is formed with or has attached thereto illustrating the relative positlon of the garan enlargement or pad 18 of the same or other I ment and shoulder straps when my device is suitable material which has laterally extends employed. ing wings 18. The catch leg 13ofthe safe- Fig. 5 is a top plan view similar to Fig. ty pm 13 is adapted to be permanently at- 2 of a modified form of my device; tached to said enlargement as at 19 by sew- Fig. 6 illustrates the method of attaching or in any other way. ment of my modified device to a garment; Suitablyattached to the strip 16 near the and loop 17 is a lateral strip 20 which extends 0 Fig. 7 is a side elevation partially in seceach side of; the strip 16.

tion, of said modification. Inuse the strip 16 is folded as at 16 and one part slipped over and the other under the shoulder strap or straps 14. The pinning leg 13 of the pin 13 is then passed through the loop 17 and then pinned to the shoulder portion 8 of the garment g and then the pin 13 is closed. fastened to the garment it forms a transversely extending loop in which the shoulder strap or straps 14L are engaged. The width of the loop as in the first construction is so admeasured as to permit sufiicient free play for the shoulder straps.

The enlargement 18 is adapted to lie under the pin 13 and preventcontactof the latter with the wearers skin while the lateral strip 20 is adapted to lie overthe greater portion of the upper part of the pin and prevent the catch 13 or other parts of the pin from catching in the garment and injuring the same. To this end the strip 20 is so mounted that the loop 17 only projects sufficiently therefrom to permit easy pinning of the garment. The enlargement or pad 18 may be in form of a cushion or the like to prevent pressing on the Wearersskin. The strip 29 may be likewise constructed.

The pin 13 shown is not the only type which can be employed. Any type of pinning arrangement can be used which will have a pinning member that may be engaged by a catch means after being pinned through the garment.

It is obvious that my'invention may be modified in many ways without departing from the spirit thereof and I do not wish to be limited to the details shown and de-' scribed.

What I claim is 1-- I 1. As an article of manufacture, a fastener for shoulder straps on womens garments comprising a flexible band foldable upon itself to be looped around said straps, pinning means carried by one end of said band, means on the other end of said band for engaging said pinning means, means for engaging said pinning means after the latter has been pinned through a garment and cushioning means at the end portions of said band.

2. As an article of manufacture, a fastener for shoulder straps on womens garments comprising a flexible band foldable upon itself to be looped around said straps, pinning means carried by one end of said band, loop means on the other end of said band for engaging said pinning means, catch means for engaging said pinning means after the latter has been pinned through a garment and cushioning means at the end portions of said band.

3. As an article of manufacture, a fastener for shoulder straps on womens garments comprising a flexible band foldable upon itself to be looped around said straps, a

safety pin adapted to be carried by one endof said band, loop means on the other end of When the strip 16 is so said band for engaging the pinning leg of said safety pin, said pin adapted to be closed after said pinning leg is pinned through a garment and cushioning means at the end portion of said bands.

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

MARGARET HEB ANNS. 

